{"id":13984,"date":"2023-02-24T14:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/dormirse-al-volante\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:08:14","slug":"dormirse-al-volante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/dormirse-al-volante\/","title":{"rendered":"FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between 15 and 30% of accidents in Spain are caused by drowsiness, both in accidents at night (especially dangerous, between 3 and 5 in the morning) and during the day (especially between 2 and 4 in the afternoon), according to the DGT, especially in the professional sector.<\/p>\n<p>Driving is an activity that, although many of us feel it is natural due to the years of experience and kilometers of road we have behind us, we must not forget that it is highly demanding. Demanding on a physical level, since it requires good reflexes and vision and demanding on a psychological level to maintain concentration&#8230; Feeling sleepy seriously worsens our abilities and if you end up falling asleep at the wheel, you completely lose control, not being able to react until it is too much. late.<\/p>\n<div  class='avia-video av-r5o6lh-c894b60793dfef605ccacbfe96868f71 avia-video-16-9 av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed '  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/yO_2vcKbeWI'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"V\u00edctimas de tr\u00e1fico - distracciones\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yO_2vcKbeWI?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The most important alterations caused by drowsiness and that affect driving are:<\/p>\n<p>Increased reaction time.<br \/>\nLess concentration and more distractions.<br \/>\nSlower decision making and more errors.<br \/>\nMotor alterations.<br \/>\nMore automated movements.<br \/>\nAlteration of sensory functions, you will need the stimuli to be more intense to be able to capture them properly.<br \/>\nAppearance of microsleeps, which are periods of just a few seconds in duration in which you fall slightly asleep and remain oblivious to what is happening in traffic.<br \/>\nAlterations in perception, worse or incorrect perception of signals, lights, sounds, etc.<br \/>\nChanges in behavior, feeling tense, more nervous and even more aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent drowsiness while driving, it is best to maintain adequate rest habits. Once this has appeared, the safest thing to do is to stop to sleep in a suitable place for about 20-30 minutes and take into account the following recommendations:<\/p>\n<p>Avoid long journeys.<br \/>\nAlways stop driving every 2 hours or every 200 km.<br \/>\nTry not to adopt an overly relaxed position behind the wheel and hold it firmly.<br \/>\nProperly ventilate the interior of the vehicle.<br \/>\nDo not listen to relaxing music at times when you are more likely to suffer the effects of drowsiness.<br \/>\nDo not eat large meals or alcohol when you have to drive. Regarding stimulants (such as coffee or tea), use them with caution to avoid the rebound effect.<br \/>\nIf you are taking medication, ask your doctor if it can cause drowsiness (as is the case with antihistamines).<\/p>\n<p>Fatigue has a close relationship with sleep. Therefore, if you have been doing some strenuous activity and you feel fatigued, you should rest before driving and stop more frequently.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more advice on the DGT page.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal at P(A)T is to reach 0 victims. Resting to be attentive and at full strength is a key piece in any trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 15 and 30% of accidents in Spain are caused by drowsiness, both in accidents at night (especially dangerous, between 3 and 5 in the morning) and during the day (especially between 2 and 4 in the afternoon), according to the DGT, especially in the professional sector. Driving is an activity that, although many of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[543,544,545,344,546,333],"class_list":["post-13984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prevention","tag-causa-de-siniestros-en","tag-dormir-en","tag-habitos-en","tag-prevencion-en","tag-siniestros-en","tag-victimas-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13990,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13984\/revisions\/13990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pat-apat.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}